Author Archives: Maria Charalampous

Developing and assessing learning outcomes has always been a challenge for academic and teaching practitioners, spanning all disciplines and institutes. At this time, the use of ‘learning outcomes’ as cornerstones for quality learning is not a foreign concept to anyone … Continue reading →

Starting this course is followed by a lot of feelings including anxiety and overwhelm but also excitement and curiosity of the upcoming lectures and readings. As someone who has already engaged in three academic degrees, and is a full-time lecturer, … Continue reading →

The first reading task I had to complete for this course was a piece by Polly Savage on the history and experiences of Mozambican artists who studied in the USSR in the 1980s (2022). My initial reaction to this was … Continue reading →

I believe that the greatest achievements and innovations occur when people step-outside the box and have the opportunity, or challenge, to integrate knowledge and experience across multiple disciplines and ways of thinking. Similarly, throughout my academic career I have curiously … Continue reading →

A key challenge that I am facing is the reliance on a written exam to assess knowledge in the Applied Biology unit I lead on Block 1 of Year 1 of the course. Exams are arguably not one of the … Continue reading →

Students joining the integrated MSc Cosmetic Science course need to have at least one Science A-level or equivalent. In line with the needs of the course, students begin their course with Applied Biology (which I lead) and Applied Chemistry. Consequentially, … Continue reading →

For the microteaching session I chose to work on the theme of Cosmetic Product Claims, an area of legislation that I teach and use in extend in my academic practice. I thought that this would provide very good information that … Continue reading →

Awaiting colleague’s final reflection/Part 3 – colleague is working towards an extended deadline due to ECs UPDATE with colleague’s part Part 3: I acknowledge the positive review of practice by Maria Charalampous and will continue to merge theoretical models with industry … Continue reading →